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Solar position in Batu Pahat

Sun position, daylight and the best solar panel angle for Batu Pahat — computed for 1.85° N, 102.93° E, 7 m above sea level.

Sunrise today06:50102° ESE
Sunset today18:54258° WSW
Best panel angle1°year-round, facing south
Off-grid angle7°best for the darkest month

The sun right now

Azimuth180.0°
Elevation76.1°
At solar noon, 12:52Open on the sun map

Sun in Batu Pahat today

Sunday, 25 October 2026 · local time UTC+8

EventTimeDirection / height
Astronomical dawn05:40sun 18° below horizon
Nautical dawn06:0412° below
Civil dawn06:296° below
Sunrise06:50102° ESE
Golden hour ends07:18sun 6° up
Solar noon12:5276.1° high
Golden hour starts18:26sun 6° up
Sunset18:54258° WSW
Civil dusk19:156° below
Nautical dusk19:3912° below
Astronomical dusk20:0418° below
Day length12 h 04 min

Sun path diagram for Batu Pahat

Where the sun stands in the sky: the centre is straight overhead, the outer ring is the horizon. Numbers mark local clock hours.

15°30°45°60°75°N30°60°E120°150°S210°240°W300°330°June solstice8910111213141516171819EquinoxDecember solstice8910111213141516171819Today
  • June solstice
  • Equinox
  • December solstice
  • Today

On the June solstice the sun reaches 68.4° at solar noon in Batu Pahat; on the December solstice only 64.7°. Sunrise swings from 67° ENE in June to 113° ESE in December — a 47° arc along the horizon.

Sunrise, sunset and sun height by month

Values for the 21st of each month, local clock time including daylight saving time.

MonthSunriseSolar noonSunsetDay lengthNoon elevation
January07:1813:1919:2012 h 02 min68.3°
February07:1913:2119:2312 h 04 min77.6°
March07:1213:1519:1812 h 07 min88.4°
April07:0213:0619:1112 h 10 min80.0°
May06:5813:0419:1112 h 13 min71.7°
June07:0313:1019:1612 h 14 min68.4°
July07:0813:1419:2112 h 13 min71.4°
August07:0613:1119:1612 h 10 min79.8°
September06:5813:0119:0412 h 07 min88.8°
October06:5012:5218:5412 h 04 min77.5°
November06:5312:5418:5412 h 02 min68.2°
December07:0513:0619:0612 h 01 min64.7°

A year of daylight in Batu Pahat

Each column is one day of 2026. Bright: sun above the horizon; soft: civil twilight; line: solar noon. Steps are daylight saving time changes.

00:0003:0006:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:0000:00JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Best solar panel angle in Batu Pahat

Fixed array facing south (azimuth 180°). Energy per kWp from NASA POWER monthly climate, including clouds, temperature and snow reflection.

1°collects the most energy over a year: 1354 kWh per kWp.

7°gives the most in the darkest month — the one an off-grid system is sized for.

20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%0°10°20°30°40°50°60°70°80°90°Best year-round 1°Best worst-month 7°70°Yearly energyWorst-month energy
  • Yearly energy
  • Worst-month energy
TiltkWh/kWp per yearShare of best yearDecember kWh/kWp/dayBest ÷ worst month
0°1354100%3.291.3×
1° year-round best1354100%3.311.3×
2° = latitude1354100%3.331.3×
7° off-grid best1349100%3.411.2×
15°132498%3.491.3×
30°122691%3.521.6×
45°106779%3.361.9×
60°86264%3.042.5×
70°72654%2.742.6×
90°50537%1.992.1×

A fixed array in Batu Pahat produces the most over a year at 1°. The design month for an off-grid system is December: at 7° it makes 3.41 kWh per kWp a day, 3% more than at 1°, and costs 0% of the yearly total. Why steep panels win winter.

Off-grid solar in Batu Pahat at 70°

Daily energy of 1 kWp by month. Bars: panels at 70°. Line: panels at 1° (year-round best).

012345January: 2.94 (70°)2.9JanFebruary: 2.88 (70°)2.9FebMarch: 2.27 (70°)2.3MarApril: 1.54 (70°)1.5AprMay: 1.16 (70°)1.2MayJune: 1.13 (70°)1.1JunJuly: 1.14 (70°)1.1JulAugust: 1.30 (70°)1.3AugSeptember: 1.80 (70°)1.8SepOctober: 2.33 (70°)2.3OctNovember: 2.66 (70°)2.7NovDecember: 2.74 (70°)2.7Dec1°
MonthSun hours, flatSun hours at 70°kWh/kWp/day at 70°at 1°Mean temp.
January4.573.612.943.6326.2 °C
February5.233.552.884.1626.4 °C
March5.262.832.274.1727.2 °C
April5.101.961.544.0227.9 °C
May4.761.491.163.7328.2 °C
June4.551.451.133.5627.7 °C
July4.551.461.143.5727.3 °C
August4.651.651.303.6627.2 °C
September4.602.261.803.6327.3 °C
October4.612.902.333.6427.4 °C
November4.393.292.663.4827.1 °C
December4.183.382.743.3126.5 °C
Year4.70 avg2.48 avg726 kWh1354 kWh

Sizing example. To run a 1 kWh-per-day load through June on LiFePO4 batteries (charge controller, battery and inverter losses included) you need about 1,040 Wp of panels at 70°, versus 360 Wp at 1°. Here the lower tilt is the better winter choice — the sun stays high enough. Size your own system.

Row spacing in Batu Pahat

Distance between rows of 2 m long panels (slope length) so that no row shades the next between 10:00 and 14:00 solar time on the winter solstice.

1.7 mrow pitch at 70°

2.0 mrow pitch at 1°

Row spacing calculator

How Batu Pahat compares in Malaysia

Against the other 349 places in Malaysia with climate data, for a fixed array at its best angle.

308thof 350 places in Malaysia for sunshine, shared: 4.70 peak sun hours a day on flat ground.

−4%solar energy a year compared with the average place in Malaysia: 1,354 against 1,411 kWh per kWp.

−4 mindaylight on the longest day, compared with Kuala Lumpur: 12 h 14 min against 12 h 18 min.

1°best year-round tilt here; across Malaysia it runs from 0° in Kuching to 7° in Kangar.

Of the 350 places in Malaysia, Kuala Penyu gets the most sun (5.27 peak sun hours a day) and Pekan Nenas and 3 other places the least (4.60); Batu Pahat ranks joint 308th. In its darkest month, June, 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes 1.13 kWh a day here, against 1.18 kWh on average in Malaysia. The shortest day lasts 12 h 01 min, +4 min compared with Kuala Lumpur.

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Solar forecast for Batu Pahat, next 48 hours

Expected output of 1 kWp at 70°, computed from the ICON-EU weather model of the Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD), Europe.

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Questions about the sun in Batu Pahat

What is the best solar panel angle in Batu Pahat?
For a fixed array facing south, the best year-round tilt in Batu Pahat is 1°, worth about 1354 kWh per kWp a year. An off-grid system that has to get through December does better at about 7°.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Batu Pahat today?
On 25 October 2026 the sun rises at 06:50 and sets at 18:54 local time (UTC+8), giving 12 h 04 min of daylight. Solar noon is at 12:52.
How many peak sun hours does Batu Pahat get?
On a flat surface 4.7 hours a day averaged over the year, from 4.2 in December to 5.3 in March. Panels tilted at 70° receive 1.5 sun hours a day in June.
How high does the sun get in Batu Pahat?
At solar noon the sun stands 68.4° above the horizon on the June solstice and 64.7° on the December solstice.
Is Batu Pahat a good place for solar panels?
With 4.7 peak sun hours a day on flat ground, Batu Pahat ranks joint 308th of 350 places in Malaysia for sunshine. A 1 kWp array at the best angle (1°) makes about 1,354 kWh a year here, 4% less than the average place in Malaysia.

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Sun positions: NREL Solar Position Algorithm. Climate: NASA POWER monthly climatology (NASA Langley Research Center). Forecast: Deutscher Wetterdienst, ICON-EU (CC BY 4.0), processed. Places: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Time zones: IANA. Sources and licences.